Chondrosis in cats with folded ears is actually a genetic disease inherited by cats. This gene is closely related to the gene of the cat’s folded ears. This is why when a cat develops rickets, most of the time it is a broken ear. Ear cat!

This disease is SFOCD, which translated into Chinese is "Scottish Fold Osteochondroplasia"!

Generally, within a few months to a few years after birth, the bones of the limbs, claws and tail of cats with rickets will slowly become deformed, resulting in the cat walking with a limp and stiff movements. , the tail becomes thicker and shorter but cannot wag wildly.

Although people now get healthier folded-eared cats by combining folded-eared cats with other breeds of cats, as long as they carry the folded-ear gene, according to current research, as long as they carry the folded-eared gene, this will increase. Probability of skeletal lesions in cats.

At most, the disease is milder and the onset time is later!

The main symptom is that the cat likes to sit upright with its upper body slumped and does not like to exercise!

After all, whether cats have hidden dangers of rickets, we can tell from these points!

　1. The tail becomes thicker and shorter, and cannot be bent

2. Limbs may appear lame, like walking on stilts

3. The claws become shorter and the palms swell

　4. Decreased jumping ability

5. Lying down with the force on the hips and waist, and the sitting posture with the two hind limbs extended backward, is the so-called Buddha Position

So how can we avoid the incidence of rickets in cats with folded ears?

In fact, no drug can cure rickets in cats so far. After all, this is a genetic disease, so all drugs can only relieve the cat’s pain and make the cat relatively comfortable!< /p>

1. Avoid unreasonable breeding and purchase of folded-eared cats!

Fold-eared cats are very popular, so many people choose to breed folded-eared cats, completely ignoring the various diseases that may occur after the kittens are born!

Therefore, if you want to breed, you can only be the offspring of healthy cats and male fold-eared cats. Such fold-eared cats are relatively healthy!

2. Control the weight of folded-eared cats!

Fold-eared cats don’t like to move, because every move they make is like stepping on shards of glass, so Fold-eared cats can be paralyzed. Therefore, Fold-eared cats can easily gain weight, but after gaining weight, they will The greater the pressure on the bones, the more pain the cat will experience, and the cat will be less likely to exercise!

So it is very important to control the weight of folded-eared cats!

3. Try to choose a higher food bowl to reduce the pressure on the cat’s spine!

In addition to choosing a suitable height to reduce the stress on cats, you can also try joint implants, which can relieve the pain of cats with rickets. The effect is still there!